Talking of bang-outs various - and those mentioned thus far are so nostalgic and incredible that they would be dismissed as mythical folklore by today's generation (some of whom I like) - I recall a few years ago at Valley (c. 71-76) when Gnats were spearing in all over the place, along with the odd Hunter or two. Around 13 fatalies in total; some instructors, some studes. I recall the Gnat prangs being largely attributed to its strangely constructed FCS, whilst those of the Hunter were more varied - with a high foreign content (streuth- can I really say that in 2002).
Sad for the studes, but we lost too many good instructors in what was a time of flight safety-first ----------------
How are you Langoid, Philips, Patt, Hitch (ex-Dragons) and many others ?
Sorry - I meant Langroid ----- he of lilting voice, tales of yesteryear, and clip-you-round the ear when he'd had a couple --